Acting
Johnny Mack Brown
- Born
- Sep 1, 1904 · Aged 70
- Died
- Nov 14, 1974
- Place of birth
- Dothan, Alabama, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 174
- TV credits
- 3
Also known as (4)
- John Mack Brown
- Johnnie Mack Brown
- The Dothan Antelope
- John Brown
Biography
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in…
